I wonder if simply underclocking your processor during the installation
process will get you past this hurdle.  If the presence of this older file
is still a problem, after installing and returning your processor to its
normal speed, I wonder if installing the microsoft updates (underclocking
your processor, again), off the CD and/or online, will provide the fix.
Since I think it only affects Win98 and not Win98SE, I'd have some hope that
this might be the case.

If you have a Win98SE update version, this seems like it would take care of
the problem -- if you can install regular Win98 and Win98SE with your system
underclocked.

Of course you know that MS really wants you to go out and buy WinXP to go
with your new system, which may not be such a bad idea, but I certainly
understand the wish to stick with something that works well enough as long
as it remains practical.

John Sproule

----- Original Message -----
From: "fsuszka" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Win98 protection error


> John wrote:
>>Does anybody know if the cd that
>>microsoft offered earlier this year with all their
>>fixes to that point would perhaps cover the problem?
>
> I'm not sure if it does or not. As stated in the article you can look of
> the
> following information on the disk to see if it's there.
> Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
>   ---------------------------------------------------
>   28-Nov-2001  11:05  4.10.0.2000  157,909  Ndis.vxd
>
> If not, you can go to this site
> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1088221596
> and download the necessary file or as I stated in a previous post, contact
> Microsoft. You can generate an incidence report to them for on-line help
> via
> Email. They will more than likely direct you to one of their secret vaults
> so you can get the file.
>
>>And if so is there a way to download in safe mode
>>since that seems to be the only way I have into
>>windows right now?
>
> No, I don't think you will be able to download anything from the internet
> while in the "Safe Mode". Most of the drives such as video, sound and such
> are disabled. In safe mode you are running with the bare minimum of
> drivers.
> The "Safe Mode" is for troubleshooting and diagnostics. Sorry
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Frank Suszka
> netTek Computers
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